Aquarium



C. H. OROURKE.

AQUARIUM.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2. 1920.

1,438,133. Patented Deo. 5, 1922.

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Application filed November 2, 1920. Serial No. 421,318.

To all whom t may concern.'

. Be it known that I, CHARLES ll. OROURKE,

a citizen of the United States, residingat- New Orleans, in the parishof Orleans and 5 Stateof Louisiana, .havefinvented new and usefulVImprovementsv in Acuiariums, of which the following is a"specilication,

My present invention pertainsfto aquariums and the like, and. it.contemplates the.

provision of means whereby'the care and display of gold fish or otheraquarium speciesl may be greatly racilitated.N y

My invention further contemplates the provision in an aquarium ofanarrangement vor elements for assisting 1n breeding andF ing and forminga partof this specitication,

in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of my inventionas applied to a table or stand, and looking at one side of said table.

Figure 2, is a sectional view similar to Figure l but showing the waterinlet and outlet pipes passing through the legs of the stand or table.

Figure 3, is a bottom plan view of the bottleor water container.

Figure 4 shows the arrangement of the electric lighting elements withrespect to the base of the bottle and water inlet pipe.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all theviews of the ,40 drawings.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention I provide the table or otherfixture l having legs 2 and a mirrored top 3 upon `which bears acylindrical casing 4 of metal or other suitable material.

The water container 6 is of inverted bottle shape, and the neck 6ELthereof extendsinto the casing 4 and arranged in the casing 4 andscrewed or otherwise secured to the top y of the table is a member 5.The exterior is secured to the member 4 in a rigid manner and hence theneck 6a of the bottle will be retained in a rigid manner within thecasing and will be precluded from casual displacement from said` casing.A plug. ofy cork or other water-tight material 5a 'is .arrangedinthenecktbv At its extremeiupperand outer-.-surfaoe,"

the container'is provided with the^band 7` having .a guard `oryvvflange. as illustrated. and

out of' the. bowl or container.

.l v this guard. prevents'water'fromf'splashing .As clearly shown 'inFigure'2, .a walterv i supply pipe9 rextends throughone leg.,2 of the'table and throughlan opening-inthe sealing 'member 5 andlthen'cfup'oneside'of the container-:6 and communicates witha circular pipe 8 thatextends completely. around :the upper end ofthe` container. #The pipe' 9passes through an opening in the flared portion of the band or collar 7and the pipe` 8 is provided with equi-distant spray openings asillustrated (Figure 2).vl

Extending through'oneo' the legs 2 of the table is a water outlet pipe10 and this pipe l0 extends through the central opening in the' corkorplug 5a and `thence through the longitudinal center of the container 6where it terminates slightly below the upperI end of said container.lObviously the space around the pipe 10 where 'it passes through theplug 5a is water-tight.

Extending through another of the legs 2 is electric wiring 13d thatsupplies current to illuminate the electric globes 11. The globes may beof various colors and are secured in the casing 4. i

The wiring is manifestly connected with ak source of suitable electricsupply. lt will be appreciated'that the pipes 9 and 10 will be concealedfrom view by the legs 2 and casing 4 as will also the plug 5?' andmember 5. This is also true of the globes 1l., but in order to prevent aperson from seeing these elements through the lower end of the container6, l frost the said end as indicated by 12. f n

It will be` appreciated that a fresh inflow of water is maintained atall times and also that the water is prevented from overflowing kthecontainer 6` because of outlet pipe 10.

This is materially advantageous in the breeding of gold iish and thelike as the y water isy gradually fed into the container which precludessudden chilling of the contents ofthe bowl which sudden chillingaccounts for Athe killing of fish in devices `oi. this character now inuse.

The illumination of the device greatly enhances the exhibitingqualifications of my invention. l`^lVloreever, the general nuisance oichanging the `water Iby hand is eliminated.

Having described my invention, what l claim and desire yto 4s ewcnzre byLetters Patent is 1. In an aquarium, the combination of a bowl open atits upper end and having a neck formed integral at the lower end, aclosure arranged in the neck, a casing surroundesth peak; and "bearing:011 the bowl, vill,.limiJflfltns ihmis erren'aedin the erwies, a supporton which the casing is secured, in-

--ter-iorly hemd leef seemed t@ the Support ay liquid "nletsextend ngthrough the kbore or op a passin i '.utside itliebowl, and terminatingcular pipe that is arranged in the `upper end ofi the howl; saidei-reular :por-.tion'fof the pipe being provided japflfllgs t0. permitfot liquid entering the *bowl-from the inlet, and an outletpipe arrangedin the center of the bowl and terminating `at its upper end slightlybelow the epen .end oat the bowl, and extending lthrough the center ,ofy the Aclosure of the neck and :whereby i'liquid is perithrough the boreof the other leg of the suport. p 2., ln an aquarium, the combination ofbowl of .inverted bottle shape ,open at its upper end, a flange formed0n the open end of the bowl, a casing surrounding the neck of the bowl,a support arranged below the casing and secured thereto, a liquid inletpipe passing through one leg of the support and ,outside the bowl, andterminating in a pipe that is arranged inside the Lipper end of the bowland having apertures'ftherein ,y tted to low into vthe howl and meanssecured to the bowl :for )preventing overflow Of the liquid 'fram thelewl and Comprising a eine arranged' in the @er ter oi' .the howlsubstantially as and fer the pur-pese set'forth.

In testimony whereof l have -liereunto set my hand in presence .of two(subscribing witnesses i Gil-Meins erneuern Witnesses:

JOHN L. Fem-Es, CARL A. CONRAD.

